Biography & Autobiography - Historical

This is a 7500 word monologue play with narrator about the life and thought of anti-lynch journalist and campaigner, Ida B. Wells. She was born a slave and lived in the South for some years after developing her writing skills. After she herself was...

Edgar Ray Killen was indicted for manslaughter on June 21, 2005 for the KKK murders of the three Civil Rights workers in Neshoba County, Mississippi on June 23, 1964, which gave us the terror of Mississippi Burning, from the same name as the FBI...

Discover the Black Influencers who changed the world History is filled with people who stood up for what they believed in, facing countless adversity but staying strong in their beliefs - and in the end, changing the world.Now, this biography uncovers the lives and...

An SS colonel goes underground at the end of WWII Eugen Dollmann was a scholar and member of the SS whose connections among Italian society led to a posting as a liaison officer attached to Mussolini during World War II. In his work as...

The life of Benedict Arnold, the American Revolutionary War general who attempted to surrender West Point to the British in 1780, didn't end after he betrayed his American compatriots. In the newly formed United States, he was condemned as a conspirator and in Britain,...

Because of the destruction of the 1926 census for Northern Ireland during World War II, the first census that survives for the city and county of Londonderry, after 1911, is that of 1937. This means that each annual edition of Derry Almanac is the...

This work is a unique, systematic, merciless, deconstruction of the Stratfordian Tradition, overturning long-standing scholarship that is foundational and critical to that tradition, documenting what the greatest failure in the history of 'professional' scholarship. Those who believe that orthdox scholarship has settled the matter...

The national bestseller that tells the story of Wolfe and Montcalm and the Plains of AbrahamIn September 1759, a small band of British troops led by James Wolfe scaled the tall cliff overlooking a farmer's field owned by Abraham Martin and overpowered the French...

Published in 1990: This book tells the life story of Dante, the poet and his work.Author: Giovanni BoccaccioISBN-10: 0367189798ISBN-13: 9780367189792Publisher: RoutledgeLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/02/2020Pages: 160Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.46lbsSize: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.38d

The Abbotts: a Devonshire immigrant family in Canada explores the history of a large middle class family who made the decision to emigrate from Devon, England to settle in south western Ontario in the 19th century. The choice to emigrate was not made lightly....

Christian VII was King of Denmark-Norway from 1766 until 1808, although we was unable to rule because of mental health problems. He acceded to the throne when he was just sixteen, and his accession was followed by a few years of scandal and drama...

While his early childhood was unimpressive, Einstein later earned the respect of the entire world and won the coveted Nobel Prize. His name is the most revered in physics. Even though he was a well-respected genius, Einstein mingled freely among ordinary folk, just as...

In the fall of 1862 Julia Wilbur left her family's farm near Rochester, New York, and boarded a train to Washington, DC. As an ardent abolitionist, the forty-seven-year-old Wilbur left a sad but stable life, headed toward the chaos of the Civil War, and...

Before Chappaquiddick captures Mary Jo Kopechne's intelligence, idealism, and beauty. Weaving her life story into the fabric of the Kennedy brothers' political careers, Kashatus sets this promising young political consultant free from the rumors and bold-faced lies that have tarnished her reputation for a...

The first woman in America to own and operate a circus, Agnes Lake spent thirty years under the Big Top before becoming the wife of Wild Bill Hickok--a mere five months before he was killed. Although books abound on the famous lawman, Agnes's life...

This book, which was twelve years in the making, tells the story of a Scotch Irish family, the Moffetts, who migrated from the Lowlands of Scotland in the late 1600s to County Down, Ireland. They settled in the townland of Leggygowan where they raised...

There are many conspiracies over the years that exist regarding the kidnapping and death of the Lindbergh baby in 1932 - the 'crime of the century, ' one of which that Hauptmann was tried, convicted, and executed. Some of the most damning evidence was...

Inspiring biography of Dr. Henry Lake Dickason first president of Bluefield State College early 20th century leader in black education Awards: 2019 Next Generation Indie Book Award, Finalist African AmericanEarly LifeHenry Dickason, the grandson of slaves, was born two decades after the Civil War...

*Includes pictures*Includes a bibliography for further readingAmericans have long been fascinated by the Civil War, marveling at the size of the battles, the leadership of the generals, and the courage of the soldiers. Since the war's start over 150 years ago, the battles have...

This new, original translation of Cornelius Nepos's "Lives of the Great Commanders" is the first to appear in many generations. It is also the first completely illustrated and annotated translation of this ageless classic. It contains the following special features that are specifically designed...

The Argentine folk singer, Mercedes Sosa, was a world-class performer, whose influence went far beyond the borders of music. Nicknamed, "The Voice of the Voiceless", Sosa was a dynamic force in shaping Latin America by transmitting the strength and fire needed for cultural and...

Will Wilding recounts the story of his parents and their three young children living in the Belgian Congo between 1914 and 1935. His father, Robert Wilding, left his job as a seaman in the British Royal Navy to begin his work as a missionary...

Whispers of Hope, The Story of My Life, is a compelling narrative detailing the life of a young girl born in the deep south during the Jim Crow era. Her tale includes her realization that to make a better life for herself and others,...

*Includes pictures*Includes a bibliography for further readingAmericans have long been fascinated by the Civil War, marveling at the size of the battles, the leadership of the generals, and the courage of the soldiers. Since the war's start over 150 years ago, the battles have...

*Includes pictures*Includes a bibliography for further reading"I only have one superstition: I make sure to touch all the bases when I hit a home run." - Babe RuthAs one of America's oldest and most beloved sports, baseball has long been touted as the national...

The topic of inquiry is a political, military, and economic history of ancient Macedon during the reign of Philip II (359-336) in the fourth century BC. The first two chapters analyze the early history of Macedon and the development of the political, military, social,...

The nineteenth-century eccentric Ida C. Craddock was by turns a secular freethinker, a religious visionary, a civil-liberties advocate, and a resolute defender of belly-dancing. Arrested and tried repeatedly on obscenity charges, she was deemed a danger to public morality for her candor about sexuality....

*Includes pictures*Includes a bibliography for further reading"I only have one superstition: I make sure to touch all the bases when I hit a home run." - Babe RuthAs one of America's oldest and most beloved sports, baseball has long been touted as the national...

*Includes pictures*Includes a bibliography for further readingGunsmiths in early 19th century America were helped along by noted artisans from Germany, Switzerland, and other European powers, but despite advances made in the European and American musket, the requirement of an exterior spark and percussion to...

*Includes pictures*Includes a bibliography for further readingGunsmiths in early 19th century America were helped along by noted artisans from Germany, Switzerland, and other European powers, but despite advances made in the European and American musket, the requirement of an exterior spark and percussion to...

This volume retraces Carl Lutz's diplomatic wartime rescue efforts in Budapest, Hungary, through the lens of Jewish eyewitness testimonies. Together with his wife, Gertrud Lutz-Fankhauser, the director of the Palestine Office in Budapest, Moshe Krausz, fellow Swiss citizens Harald Feller, Ernst Vonrufs, Peter Zürcher,...

This book researches the origins of an enduring cluster of interrelated North American families first formed in colonial New France in the 17th Century. The narrative tracks the genealogy and history of the families Roberge, Boisvert and Boucher, all prominently found in the author's...

The author has kept a diary of her daily activities for a year, often interspersed with memories and retrospection. This is the backdrop to a fascinating insight into her life, structured by her annual travels from the Allgaeu in Germany via Iceland and Kentucky...

Blessed with enormous talents and the energy and ambition to go with them, Franklin was a statesman, author, inventor, printer, and scientist. The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin is the traditional name for the unfinished record of his own life written from 1771 to 1790....

Florence and Clifford went to China as missionaries in 1934. They took their ten-month-old son, Philip, with them. Through letters home to her sister and widowed mother, Florence detailed their Gospel work and life in a country ravished by civil war, banditry and poverty....

Alan Leo was the first modern astrologer. He took an obscure, niche interest, re-packaged it, and placed it firmly at the centre of popular culture. His story is that of the other sort of Victorian--not the prudish and repressed empire builder, but one who...

When the Nazis invade eastern Poland in 1941, young Anita Ekstein discovers that being Jewish is dangerous, and her days are suddenly filled with fear. Her parents no longer have time to dote on her and instead are occupied with trying to save her...

Delusions of Grandeur is based upon the author's own experience. The book reveals how schizophrenia, with its accompanying delusions of grandeur and delusions of persecution, affects the human mind and its perception of reality. The book recounts several years of the author's life revealing...

*Includes pictures *Includes footnotes and a bibliography for further reading *Includes a table of contents "I think the secret is really observation. Well, if you observe what's going on and try to figure out how people are thinking, I think you can always write...

*Includes pictures *Includes a bibliography for further reading "I never take any notice of reviews - unless a critic has thought up some new way of describing me. That old one about my lizard eyes and anteater nose and the way I sleep my...

*Includes pictures. *Includes Pickford's quotes about her life and career. *Includes a bibliography for further reading. "Make them laugh, make them cry, and hack to laughter. What do people go to the theatre for? An emotional exercise. I am a servant of the people....

*Includes pictures *Includes Elliot's own quotes about her life and career *Includes footnotes and a bibliography for further reading *Includes a table of contents "If you truly dig what you are doing, if you lay it out that way, nobody can not respond. That's...

*Includes pictures. *Includes dozens of Will Rogers' quotes about life, politics, and more. *Includes a bibliography for further reading. "I don't make jokes. I just watch the government and report the facts." - Will Rogers A lot of ink has been spilled covering the...

*Includes descriptions of the trials and executions of the accused. *Includes testimony from some of the cases and the petitions of some of the accused asking for clemency. *Includes pictures depicting important people, places, and events. *Includes a Bibliography for further reading. "More than...

*Includes pictures. *Includes Williams' own quotes about his life and music. *Includes footnotes and a bibliography for further reading. "You have to have smelt a lot of mule manure before you can sing like a hillbilly." - Hank Williams A lot of ink has...

*Discusses the legends and controversies surrounding Montezuma's life and death, and the conquest of the Aztec Empire by Cortes *Describes the Aztec Empire, the city of Tenochtitlan, and the human sacrifice rituals. *Includes pictures of historic art depicting Montezuma and important people, places, and...

*Includes pictures *Includes ancient accounts *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading "His character too had its distinct periods...Again, while his mother lived, he was a compound of good and evil; he was infamous for his cruelty, though he veiled his debaucheries,...

*Weaves the famous stories of Caesar, Cleopatra, Antony and Augustus into one gripping narrative. *Includes famous art depicting Caesar, Antony, Cleopatra, Augustus and important people, places, and events in their lives. *Includes a comprehensive discussion of the facts and myths surrounding the deaths of...

From Brooklyn to Kingsport is an autobiographical memoir. It is the objective history of my life experiences. I have tried to recall events as accurately as possible. I have written about incidents and events that I can recall well-warts and all.Author: David GarrahanISBN-10: 198455297XISBN-13:...

The sweeping technology that has come to define life on Earth is a monster with very long fingers as the sixth great extinction confirms. Yet where did it come from, and what of its tail? Some say that the tip of its tail reaches...